ABSTRACT

In Memonam Sheldon H. Blank (1896–1989)

This paper argues: 1) that Josephus uses Classical notions of hubris ‘outra-geous behavior’ — also attested in Philo — to introduce the term into Pentateucha! material; 2) that he often associates marriage and sexual impro-priety with the term; and 3) that there are possible apologetic reasons for Josephus’ use of hubris in Antiquities 1–4.